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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.