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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.