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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.