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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.