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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.