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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel