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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.