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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.