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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.