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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.