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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.