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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • একেবারেই এক। - The very same.
  • তোমার জুতাটা মচ-মচ করছে - Your shoe is creaking
  • কোথায় ছিলে - Where have you been?
  • তুমি কিসের জন্য হাসছ? - What makes you laugh?
  • নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাকাঁ - A bad workman quarrels with his tools
  • আপনি কয়দিনের জন্য রুম চাচ্ছেন? - How many days would you like the room for?