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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.