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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.