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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.