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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )