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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.