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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.