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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )