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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family