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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.