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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )