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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.