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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.