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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.