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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )