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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )