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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.