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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.