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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • এ থেকে একটা কথা মনে পড়ছে যে - Oh, that makes me think of
  • মেয়েটি থর-থর করে কাঁপতে লাগল - The girl began to shake like a reed
  • I am not good at English - আমি ইংরেজিতে ভাল নই
  • আমি কি পরেরটায় যেতে পারি? - Am I allowed to leave for the next?
  • আমি তার চক্ষুশূল - I am an eyesore to him
  • অনেক সময় চলে গিয়েছে - It’s been too long.