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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.