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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.