"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.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.