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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.