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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.