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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )