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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.