"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.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.