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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.