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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.