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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.