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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.