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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.