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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি সত্যিই তোমাকে সাহায্য করতে পারবো না - I'm afraid I can't really help you
  • সে রামকে একচোট ধোলাই দিয়েছে - He has given Ram a good beating ; He has beaten Ram to a mummy.
  • একদিন বিকেলে আমি তাকে দেখেছিলাম - I saw him one afternoon
  • চোখের আড়াল হলে মনের আড়াল হয় - Out of sight, out of mind
  • খুব ভালো হয় - That would be very nice
  • ওহ, কি হতাশাজনক! - Oh, how upsetting!