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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )