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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.