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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.