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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush