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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home