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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.