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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.