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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.