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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.