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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমার চুল কাটার দরকার - My hair need cutting
  • আজকে তারিখ কতো? - What date is it, please?
  • তোমার মনটা ভার-ভার মনে হচ্ছে - You look rather gloomy
  • আল্লাহ্ তোমার মঙ্গল করুক! - May Allah bless you!
  • আপনি কি এখানে প্রায়ই আসেন? - Do you come here a lot?
  • কেউ কেউ বলে সে ছোটবেলায় খুব নিষ্ঠুর ছিল - Some say that he was very cruel in his boyhood