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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.