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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • কোন বদমাশ করছে এ কাজ? - Who on earth did this?
  • আপনি কি এখানে আগে এসেছিলেন? - Have you been here before?
  • আজকের বৈঠকের বিষয় হলো... - The topic of today’s meeting is…
  • আমি মূল পয়েন্ট গুলো একত্রে বলছি... - I’d like to sum up the main points…
  • ঠিকানাটি লিখে রাখো - Note the address
  • আমি অবশ্যই পছন্দ করবো (উপকার করতে) - I'd really like that