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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.