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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.