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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.