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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.