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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.