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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.