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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সে বেশ চমৎকার লোক - He is quite a nice man or He is fine fellow
  • পরে দেখা হবে। - See you again/ later/ See once again.
  • আমি কি দয়া করে জানতে পারি আপনি কে বলছেন? - May I ask who’s calling, please?
  • এটা আমার সাথে মানায়। - It goes with me.
  • 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
  • আমি তো প্রায় মরেই গিয়েছিলাম - I was about to die