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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.