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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • এই দরে বিক্রি করা অসম্ভব - It is impossible to sell at this figure
  • তার যেখানে ইচছা সেখানে যেতে পারে - He may go wherever he likes
  • কারো দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণ করতে চাইলে। - Excuse me!
  • সে কি বেঁচে আছে? - Is she anymore?
  • এত বেশি কোক খাওয়া বন্ধ কর - Stop drinking so much coke
  • আমি যতদূর জানি যে......। - As far as I know/ I know that.