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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly