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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )