"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )