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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.