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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.