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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.