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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.