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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি শুধু এটাই বলবো যে... - I would just like to say that …
  • আমার পা ঝিনঝিন করছে - I have pins and needles in my feet
  • একটু প্রসঙ্গ পাল্টে বলা যাক। - To get off the topic for a moment.
  • তোমার মত বোকা আর দেখিনি - I have not seen such a fool as you are.
  • নিজের পায়ে কুড়াল মারা - To dig one’s own grave
  • আপনাদের কি তার সাথে দেখা হয়েছে? - Have you met him?