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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.