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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.