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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.