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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.