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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.