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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.