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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.