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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel