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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • দয়া করে একটু ধরুন - Just a moment, please
  • তাতে কি? - So what?
  • কেন যে তুমি ইংরেজী শেখো না? - Why on earth don’t you learn English?
  • আমি অংকে দক্ষ - I am good at Math
  • সত্যি বলতে কি... - TBH: To be honest…
  • তুমি কি এখনও ঢাকায় থাক? - Do you still live at Dhaka?