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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.