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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses