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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.