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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.