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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.