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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • মেয়েটিকে ভুতে পেয়েছে - The girl is possessed
  • সে সমুদ্রে ছিলো ১৫ মাসের জন্য - He was at sea for fifteen months
  • মুন্নীর চুল উঠে যাচ্ছে - Monni's hair is falling off
  • আমি সেখানে যেতে ইচ্ছা করি - I wish to go there
  • এইসব ফালতু কাজ কেন তুমি করতে গেলে? - Why the hell did you do that?
  • তা কি করে হয়? - How come? How can it be?