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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )