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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.