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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.