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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.