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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.