"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • 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.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.