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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.