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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.