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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.