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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )