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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.