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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.