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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.