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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.