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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )