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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.