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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.