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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.