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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.