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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.