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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.