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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel