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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.