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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.