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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.