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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.