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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )