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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.