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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.