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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush