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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.