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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.