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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.