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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.