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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.