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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.