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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.