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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.