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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.