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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.