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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.