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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.