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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.