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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.