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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.