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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.