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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.