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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.