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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.