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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.