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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )