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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি প্রায় তোমাকে চিনতেই পারিনি! - I almost didn’t recognize you!
  • মোবাইলটি মেরামত করতে হবে - The mobile has to be repaired
  • আমিই ইহা করেছি - It is I who have done it or I myself have done it
  • দিন কাল কেমন যাচ্ছে? - How is everything going on?
  • আপনি কবে থেকে থাকতে চাচ্ছেন? - What day do you want to check in?
  • আমি যেমনটা চেয়েছিলাম এটা ঠিক তেমন না - It’s not quite what I wanted