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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.