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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তার মা তাকে স্কুলে যেত দিলেন - His mother let him go school
  • আয় বুঝে ব্যয় কর - Cut your coat according to your cloth
  • আজ তাহার অক্ষরপরিচয় হইবে - Today he will be given his first lessons
  • সন্দেহজনক না-বোধক বুজাতে। - I’m afraid!
  • মেয়েটি মুখ টিপে হাসল - The girl laughed in her sleeve
  • আমাকে যেতে হবে - I have to go