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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.