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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.