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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.