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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.