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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সে ঘোড়ায় চড়ে-চড়ে বিরক্ত হয়ে পড়েছে - He is tired of riding
  • সে পাগলামি করে। - He goes mad.
  • সে কী রকমের মানুষ? - What kind of man is he?
  • আর না অনেক হয়েছে - No more, we have enough of it
  • আমারও তাই মনে হয়। - I think so.
  • মেয়েটি কান্নায় ভেঙে পড়ল - The girl burst into tears