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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly