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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.