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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • 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.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.