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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.