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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.