"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.