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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • 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.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.