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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every 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.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.