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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.