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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি যেমনটা চেয়েছিলাম এটা ঠিক তেমন না - It’s not quite what I wanted
  • তুই আমার কচু করবি - I do not care a brass farthing for you
  • মূল বিষয়টি হচ্ছে আমার কাজটি শেষ করতে হবে - The point is that I have to finish the task
  • তুমি কি আমার সাথে যেতে চাও? - Do you want to go with me?
  • খেয়ে-খেয়ে তার খিদে মরে গেছে - He has lost his appetite by overeating himself
  • আমি আসতে পারবো না - I won’t be able to come