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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.