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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.