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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.