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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.