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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.