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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.