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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • 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
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সে যেন কিছুই জানে না - He feigns to know nothing
  • কাগজে মুড়ে দিন - Make it into a parcel
  • লোকটা মরতে-মরতে বেঁচে গেল - The man had a narrow escape or escaped by the skin of his teeth
  • আমি তাকে চোর বলে জানি - I knew him to be a thief
  • সে ১০ মিনিটের মধ্যে ফিরে আসবে - He’ll be back in 10 minutes
  • ধন্যবাদ। বলার জন্য। - For you very kind information.