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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )