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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.