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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.