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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপনার সাথে কি আপনার পাসপোর্টটি আছে? - Do you have your passports with you?
  • তুমি কি বুঝতে পারছ? - Do you understand?
  • জি আচ্ছা/ ঠিক আছে। - It’s all right/ all right.
  • এই বনে একটি বাঘ আছে - There are a tiger in this jungle
  • চুপ কর/ থাক। - Shut up/ Keep quite.
  • প্রায় অসম্ভব। - Next to impossible.