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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.