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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.