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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )