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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.