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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.