"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.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.