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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.