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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.