"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.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.