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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.