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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • শক্ত মাংস আমি খেতে পারি না - I cannot eat rough meat
  • যোগ্যতা থাকা সত্ত্বেও সে চাকরিটা পেল না - In spite of his having all the qualification, he did not get a job. / He had all the qualification. Yet he did not get a job. / In spite of having merits, the boy couldn’t pass
  • এ গাছে ফল ধরে না - This tree does not bear fruit
  • তোমার সাহস কত! - How dare you!
  • আমি পরিস্থিতি সামাল দিতে পারি - I can handle the situation
  • আল্লাহ্ তোমার মঙ্গল করুক! - May Allah bless you!