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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.