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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.