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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.