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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.