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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.