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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.