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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.