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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.