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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.