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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.