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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.