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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story