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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.