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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.