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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.