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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.