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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home