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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.