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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )