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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.