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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.