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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.