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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.