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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )