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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.