Bangla Academy Dictionary:
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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.