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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.