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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.