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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.