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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.