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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.