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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.