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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.