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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.