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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home