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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel