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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.