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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.