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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.