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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.