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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.