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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.