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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.