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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.