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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • এটা দিয়েই উপস্থাপনের শেষ হলো - That brings the presentation to an end
  • আমরাও সেখানে ছিলাম - We too were there
  • আমি কি কোথাও পরে দেখতে পারি এটা? - Can I try it on somewhere?
  • ওই ব্যাপারে ভিন্নমত পোষণ করতে পারবো না - Can’t argue with that
  • সকলকে সমানভাবে প্রশংসা করতে গেলে কাউকেই প্রশংসা করা হয় না - Praising all alike is praising none
  • তাই তো কথা - That's the question