"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.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.