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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )