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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story