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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.