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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake