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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.