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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.