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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.