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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.