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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.