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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.