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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • 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.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.