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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি শুক্রবার বাড়ি যাচ্ছি (বিমানে) - I'm flying home on Friday
  • তুমি কি এখনও ঢাকায় থাক? - Do you still live at Dhaka?
  • তোমাকে শিখতে হবে - You have to learn
  • এর জন্য আমার খারাপ লাগছে। - I feel bad about that.
  • আমি এসব আদৌ সহ্য করবো না - I won’t tolerate all this at all
  • এটা আমার সাথে মানায় না। - It does not go with me.