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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.