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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.