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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.