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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly