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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.