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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.