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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.