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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )