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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.