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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.