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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.