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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.