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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.