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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.