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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.