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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.