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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.