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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.