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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.