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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.