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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.