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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.