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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.