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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.