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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.