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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.