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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.