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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.