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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তোমার জন্য খুবই ভালো - Too cool for you
  • এটা কম বেশি ঠিক আছে, কিন্তু......। - That’s more or less true, but……
  • চাকরিটা খুবই আরামপ্রদ - That’s a cushy number
  • আপনি কবে থেকে থাকতে চাচ্ছেন? - What day do you want to check in?
  • কি দরকার ছিলো (উপহার দেয়ার)! - You shouldn't have!
  • কি ঝামেলা! - How add/ what a mess!