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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.