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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.