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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.