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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.