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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.