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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.