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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.