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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.