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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.