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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )