"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.