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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.