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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.