"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.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.