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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.