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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.