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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.