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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.