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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.