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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.