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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.