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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.