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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.