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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )