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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.