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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.