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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.