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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.