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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.