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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.