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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )