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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.