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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story