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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সেই তো কথা - There is the rub
  • আমি তার খোঁজে গ্রামটি পাতি-পাতি করে খুজেছিলাম - I rummaged the village in search of him
  • আমি শুধু এটাই বলবো যে... - I would just like to say that …
  • তুমি কি বলতে চাচ্ছো আমি বুঝতে পারছি - I can see your point
  • আপনাদের এখানে কি দ্বাররক্ষী (দারোয়ান) ব্যবস্থা আছে? - Do you have concierge service here?
  • তাকে চোর বললেও হয় - You may as well call him a thief