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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.