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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.