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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.