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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.