"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.