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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.