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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.