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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.