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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.