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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.