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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.