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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.