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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • - We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
  • পৃষ্টার নিচে সাইন করুন। - Please put your sign at the button of the page.
  • আলোচনার মধ্যে একটু বেকে গিয়ে বলতে ইচ্ছে হচ্ছে যে...... - To wander for just a moment.
  • সেটা কাজের কথা নয় - That is not the important point ; it is immaterial.
  • 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
  • সাফল্যের জন্য তোমাকে অভিনন্দন জানাচ্ছি - I congratulate you on your success