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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ওহ, কি বিরক্তিকর! - Oh, how annoying!
  • ধন বা মান চির দিনের জন্য নয় - Neither wealth nor honer lasts for ever
  • তাদের যাওয়ার সময় সময় প্রায় হয়ে গিয়েছিল। - They were about to leave.
  • একটা কথাও আর বলবে না - Don’t say another word
  • মঙ্গলবারে হবে আপনার? - Would Tuesday suit you?
  • পরিশ্রমই সৌভাগ্যের মূল - Diligence is the mother of good luck