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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.