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Appropriate Preposition

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • মাসে মাসে আমি তোমার খবর নিব - I shall enquire after you every month
  • সে আমাকে কথা দিয়েছিল - He gave me word
  • তাকে শুধু পরামর্শ দেওয়া হয়েছিল তার সাথে কথা বলার জন্য - The only advice she was given was to talk to him
  • আমাকে শেষ করতে দাও - Let me finish
  • ওয়াও! উপহারটা খুবই চিন্তাপ্রসূত! - Wow! What a thoughtful present!
  • যোগ্যতা থাকা সত্ত্বেও সে চাকরিটা পেল না - In spite of his having all the qualification, he did not get a job. / He had all the qualification. Yet he did not get a job. / In spite of having merits, the boy couldn’t pass