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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ফুটন্ত জলে হাত দিও না - Do not put you hand into boiling water
  • মনের ঝালটা সে আমার ওপরেই ঝাড়ল - He vented his spleen on me
  • আপনার সাথে সব মিলিয়ে কতোটি বাচ্চা থাকবে? - How many total children will be with you?
  • আপনি কোথা থেকে এসেছেন? - Where are you from?
  • তালি দিন। - Put/keep your hands together. Or Get a hand. Or give a big hand.
  • তোমার এখানে থাকা চলবে না - You must not stay heare