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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.