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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.