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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.