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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.