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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.