"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.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.