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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.