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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.