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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.