"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.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.