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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.