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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.