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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.