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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )