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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • 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.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.