"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.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.