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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.