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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.