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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake