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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.