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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.