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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.