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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.