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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.