"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.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.