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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake