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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.