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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist