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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.