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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.