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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.