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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.