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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • মনের ঝালটা সে আমার ওপরেই ঝাড়ল - He vented his spleen on me
  • তিনি বাড়ি এলেই আমি বের হব - I will go out as soon as he comes home
  • এ জিনিসটি ঐটির চেয়ে নিকৃষ্ট - This thing is inferior to that
  • তুমি সেখানে গেলেই ভালো হইত - You had better go there
  • সে-ই তলে তলে সব করাচ্ছে - He is at bottom of all these things; It is he who is pulling the wires from behind.
  • ঠিকানাটি লিখে রাখো - Note the address