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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.