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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.