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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.