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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.