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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.