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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.