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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.