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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake