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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.