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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.