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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.