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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.