"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.