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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.