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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush