"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.