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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.