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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )