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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ভালই হবে। - That’d be nice/fine
  • এটা সুন্দর, ধন্যবাদ - It's lovely, thank you
  • একটু সরে বসবেন কি? - Would you mind moving aside?
  • send word to him at once - তাকে অবিলম্বে সংবাদ দাও
  • আমি মানুষের সাথে ভালো মিশতে পারি - I’m good at dealing with people
  • এখানে কোথাও খাওয়ার জায়গা আছে? - Is there somewhere to eat?