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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )