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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide