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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.