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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.