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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story