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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.