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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.