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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.