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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.