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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.