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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )