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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.