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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • রাজা ও ভিখরী উভয়েই মরনশীল - The king as well as the beggar is mortal
  • তার কথা ঠিক বটে - He is quite right
  • আপনার দয়া - So kind of you!
  • এটা আমাকে নিয়ে যাচ্ছে পরবর্তী পয়েন্টে... - This leads me to the next point…
  • - ক্ষমতাবান সে, যে তার নিজের ভেতরে ক্ষমতাকে ধারন করে
  • তাকে বড় মন মরা দেখলাম - I found him very much depressed