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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.