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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.