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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.