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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.