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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.