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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • গাছটা মড়-মড় করে ভেঙে পড়ল - Crash went the tree
  • তুমি কি ধরনের খাবার খেয়েছ? - What kind of meal did you eat?
  • ফুটন্ত জলে হাত দিও না - Do not put you hand into boiling water
  • আপনি কোথায় লুকিয়ে আছেন - Where have you been hiding?
  • আমার মাথা ঝিমঝিম করছে - I feel rather dizzy
  • আমি অঙ্কটি করতে পারতাম - I could do the sum