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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.