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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তুমি কী আমার বন্ধু হবে? - Will you be my friend?
  • আপনি কোথায় বাস করেন? - Where do you live?
  • ফুল দেখতে সুন্দর - Flower is beautiful to look at
  • নিজেরটা দেখো (অন্যেরটা না দেখে) - MYOB: Mind your own business
  • যোগ্যতা থাকা সত্ত্বেও সে চাকরিটা পেল না - In spite of his having all the qualification, he did not get a job. / He had all the qualification. Yet he did not get a job. / In spite of having merits, the boy couldn’t pass
  • কে কথা বলছে? - Who’s speaking?