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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.