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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.