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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.