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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.