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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.