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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )