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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.