"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.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.