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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.