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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.