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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.