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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?