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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.