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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.