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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.