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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.