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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.