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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.