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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.