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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.