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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.