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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.