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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist