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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.