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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.