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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.