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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.