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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.