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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.