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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.