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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.