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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.