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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.