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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.