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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.