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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.