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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.