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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.