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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • চোখের আড়াল হলে মনের আড়াল হয় - Out of sight, out of mind
  • সে আমার একজন বন্ধু - He's a friend of mine
  • সে ভেবে ভেবে দড়ি হয়েছে - He has been reduced to a skeleton through anxiety ; He has worn himself out by worries
  • ওহ কি আনন্দদায়ক! - Oh what a pleasant!
  • জায়গামত বলুন। - Speak to the right person.
  • আমি যদি রাজপুত্র হতাম! - I wish I were a prince!