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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.