"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).
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.