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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.