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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )