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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.