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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.