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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.