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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.