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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.