"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?
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush