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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.