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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )