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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.