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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.