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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.