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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.