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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.