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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি আমেরিকায় যাচ্ছি। - I’m leaving for America.
  • যাহোক। - How ever.
  • আমি অঙ্কটি করতে পারতাম - I could do the sum
  • সত্যি বলতে কি... - TBH: To be honest…
  • এত দেরি হলো কেন? - Why are you so late?
  • তোমাকে কেন আর দেখি না - How come I never see you?