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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.