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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story