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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.