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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.