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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )