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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • কিন্তু তার আগে একটা কথা। - But one thinks before that.
  • তুমি কোন ধরনের গান পছন্দ কর? - What kind of songs do you like?
  • কি লজ্জা! - What a shame!
  • কি ছাই/ ঘোড়ার ডিম করছ এখানে? - What the hell are you doing here?
  • কোথাও যাবেন না। - Don’t be anywhere.
  • বাড়িতে কে কে আছে? - Who are in the house?