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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.