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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.