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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.