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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.