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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.