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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )