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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.