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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.