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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.