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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.