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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.