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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সে অনেক আগের কথা - It happened long ago
  • ফুটন্ত জলে হাত দিও না - Do not put you hand into boiling water
  • আমি কি গেটের ওখানে কফি খেতে পারবো? - Can I get a coffee at the gate?
  • কেউ কেউ বলে সে ছোটবেলায় খুব নিষ্ঠুর ছিল - Some say that he was very cruel in his boyhood
  • বিদ্যুৎ নাই। - This is not power.
  • কফি লাগবে কার? - Who wants coffee?