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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.