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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.