"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.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.