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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.