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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.