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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.