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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.