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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.