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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.