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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.