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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.