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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি আগেও যেমন ক্ষুদ্র ছিলাম এখন ও তাই। - I was too tiny and I’m too now.
  • তুমি কি তাদের বিয়ের অনুষ্ঠানে যোগ দিচ্ছ? - Are you going to attend their wedding?
  • চাকরিটা খুবই আরামপ্রদ - That’s a cushy number
  • আল্লাহ না করুক। - May it not happen?
  • অবশ্যই, এটা ঠিক আছে - Sure, that's fine
  • সত্যি কথা বলতে কি? - To tell you the truth/Truly speaking