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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.