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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.