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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.