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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.