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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.