"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.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.