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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.