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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.