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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.