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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.