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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.