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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.