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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )