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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.