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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.