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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • 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?
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.