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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.