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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.