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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.