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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.