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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.