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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.