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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.