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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )