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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.