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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.