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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )