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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.