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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.