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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তোমার মন খারপ কেন? - What’s/ bothering you? What’s wrong with you?
  • তাস খেললে কেমন হয়? - How about playing card?
  • আপনি কি কাজ (পেশা) করেন তাহলে? - So, what do you do for a living?
  • মনে হয় রোগী মারা যাবে - I am afraid the patient will die
  • বুঝেছি/ বুঝতে পেরেছি। - I got it/ I got your point.
  • রিসিপ্টটা যত্ন করে রাখবেন - Keep the receipt in a safe place