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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • উপসংহারে... - In conclusion…
  • সেই দিন অবধি - From that day forward
  • ট্রেনটা প্রায় ধরেই ফেলেছিলাম - I was about to catch the train
  • লাইনে দাঁড়ান - Stand in a queue
  • দুজন দুজন করে বাইরে যাও - Go out by twos
  • আমি তোমাকে এই উপহারটা দিতে চাচ্ছি - I'd like to give you this present / gift