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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.