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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.