"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.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.