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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )